The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister stated that the CID began investigations into the sugar levy matter using information from the Auditor General, then reported it to the Attorney-General. Following the Attorney-General’s directions, the file was referred to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, which is currently conducting further investigations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the CID commenced investigations into the sugar levy matter and obtained information from the Auditor General. Thereafter, upon reporting the matter to the Attorney-General, directions were given to refer the file for further investigation to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). CIABOC is presently conducting that investigation.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8673